The Board found that the evidence submitted since the December 1987 rating decision did not provide new and material evidence to reopen the claim of service connection for a foot disorder.
The deciding factor: The additional evidence was cumulative of the evidence considered in conjunction with the December 1987 rating decision, which denied the appellant's claim due to lack of aggravation by service.
- Claimed conditions
- foot disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 27, 2000
- Citation
- 0033771
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for a foot disorder, finding that the Veteran's condition was not incurred in or related to his military service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to errors in obtaining service records and a need for a VA examination to determine if any current foot disorders are related to service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for a back disorder and a foot disorder, finding that there is sufficient evidence to support these claims based on continuity of symptomatology since service.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal for chronic bronchitis as untimely and denied service connection for various other conditions including a left ankle disorder, asthma, shoulder disorder, chest disorder, foot disorder, GI disorder, hand disorder, knee disorder, and neck disorder due to lack of evidence supporting their direct relation to service.
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